Brake-lever.



PATENTED MAY 14, 13307.

I. G. LOHNER. BRAKE LEVER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1. 1906.

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JOHN G. LOHNER, or SPARKS, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

BRAKE-LEVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented May 14, 1907;

application filed September 1,1906. serial No. 332.923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it 'known'that' I, JOHN G. LOHNER, a citizen I of the United States, residing at Sparks,-in the county of Lincoln. and Territory of Oklahoma, have invented a new anduseful Vehicle-Brake and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhic-h it appertains to makean'cl use the same. 1

The invention relates to brakes, more especially for wagons, but which may be applied to various kinds of vehicles. The object of the invention is to provide a simple durable and inexpensive devlce of thischaracter,which can be readily operatedl WVith these and other objects 1Il Vi8W, the

invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of ar-tshereinafter 'described and shown and part1cula-rly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure. 1

is a side elevation-of'the brake constructed in accordance with invention. ig. 2 is a top plan. view, the upper part of the main lever being removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken through the sleeve 9.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a brake-shoe mounted on a lever 2, on the side of a vehicle body, having a connecting rod 3, secured to the main lever i. The lever 4 which actuates the brake, is pivotally mounted on the side of the vehicle body and eX- tends upward to a point where it can be con- 1- When it is desired to apply the brakes, the.

lever 4 is pushed forward and the dog 7 engages ratchet teeth 10, of a suitable bar 11 secured to the side of the wagon; when it is desired to. release the brakes, the handle of the bell crank lever is pressed inward, which releases the dog from the ratchet teeth, thereby permitting the main lever to moVeinwardly.

What I claim is:

'A vehicle brake, having a main lever adapted to actuatea brake-shoe, a ratchet bar, a sleeve mounted thereon, and having a bar- 8,. connecting it with said lever, a dog mounted on said bzr. 8', a bell crank lever mounted on the upp part of said lever, and a link connecting sai dog with said bell crank lever, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed niy I name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN G. LOHNER. Witnesses:

FRED RICHARDSON, D. W. H LEY. 

